Grevenmacher’s wine and grape festival

Grevenmacher will host its 62nd annual Fête du Raisin et du Vin this weekend, September 9, 10 and 11. The wine festival is the largest in Luxembourg and organizers this year are expecting up to 20,000 people.

14.03.2012

Grevenmacher will host its 62nd annual Fête du Raisin et du Vin this weekend, September 9, 10 and 11. The wine festival is the largest in Luxembourg and organizers this year are expecting up to 20,000 people to attend.

The festival will officially begin on Friday night at 20:00 at the Centre Sportif et Culturel in town, with the crowning of 20 year old Grevenmacher resident Anne Haas as the Reine du Vin, the festival wine queen. As queen, she will be responsible for representing Luxembourg wines nationally and internationally at cultural events.

On Saturday, the first crémant bottle will be uncorked at 15:00. The streets of Grevenmacher will be closed to vehicle traffic to make way for a day filled with food, wine, crémant, music and other entertainment; the highlight of which will surely be fireworks set off at 21:45 above the Moselle River. The party will continue until 3:00 the next morning and the last bus back to Luxembourg Ville departs at 3:15.

The celebration starts all over again on Sunday, with performances, entertainment and wine available from 11:00 onward. At 15:00, the musical and other talents of 42 participating organizations will be on display at the annual cortége. The parade will wind in a circuit through the center streets of Grevenmacher, capped with a final appearance by the festival wine queen. Music, food and wine will continue until around 1:00, but the last free shuttle back to Luxembourg Ville will depart at 21:25.

Free bus service on line 130 will be provided between Luxembourg Ville and Grevenmacher for those attending the Fête du Raisin et du Vin on Saturday or Sunday, courtesy of Voyages Emile Weber. Additional information, including the full event program and bus schedule, is available at www.grevenmacher.org.